Category: Heat waves affecting Antarctica

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Antarctica

Duration: 8 days

Time span: September 16 2024 to September 23 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -34.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -9.9 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 2.0°E

Area affected: 373353 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2024-Sep-16_to_2024-Sep-23_358.0_-72.0

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Antarctica

Duration: 4 days

Time span: September 13 2024 to September 16 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.0 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 321.0°E

Area affected: 224729 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2024-Sep-13_to_2024-Sep-16_321.0_-69.5

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Antarctica

Duration: 8 days

Time span: January 01 2020 to January 08 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -23.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -18.3 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 106.5°E

Area affected: 394319 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2020-Jan-01_to_2020-Jan-08_106.5_-73.5

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Antarctica

Duration: 3 days

Time span: August 28 2024 to August 30 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 5.3 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 190.5°E

Area affected: 304384 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2024-Aug-28_to_2024-Aug-30_190.5_-67.0

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Antarctica

Duration: 4 days

Time span: August 27 2024 to August 30 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.7 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 295.0°E

Area affected: 59018 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2024-Aug-27_to_2024-Aug-30_295.0_-72.0

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Antarctica

Duration: 6 days

Time span: August 25 2024 to August 30 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.3 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 297.5°E

Area affected: 75795 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2024-Aug-25_to_2024-Aug-30_297.5_-65.0

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Antarctica

Duration: 4 days

Time span: August 15 2024 to August 18 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -20.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -10.8 °C

Event center: -74.0°S 240.5°E

Area affected: 53926 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2024-Aug-15_to_2024-Aug-18_240.5_-74.0

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Antarctica

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 15 2024 to August 19 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -24.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -14.0 °C

Event center: -79.0°S 270.0°E

Area affected: 115375 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2024-Aug-15_to_2024-Aug-19_270.0_-79.0

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Antarctica

Duration: 6 days

Time span: August 12 2024 to August 17 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 21.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -10.2 °C

Event center: -76.5°S 288.5°E

Area affected: 86845 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2024-Aug-12_to_2024-Aug-17_288.5_-76.5

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Antarctica

Duration: 10 days

Time span: August 01 2024 to August 10 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -15.5 °C

Event center: -80.5°S 279.5°E

Area affected: 218291 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2024-Aug-01_to_2024-Aug-10_279.5_-80.5